"Donaldson said she and her family believe Garner succumbed to a tragic accident."

There is nothing tragic about becoming bacon!

Seriously, the guy was 70 (link). To quote from the article I just linked to:

The Coos County Sheriff is investigating how Garner got in a position to be eaten by his pigs.

Among the theories investigators are pursuing:

1. Garner suffered a health issue, like a heart attack, which put him in a position where the hogs could eat him.

2. Given his age and health, one or more of the hogs knocked him to the ground, killed him and ate him. The hogs weigh 700 pounds or more, Frasier said. There are also reports that at least one of the hogs had been aggressive toward Garner in the past.

The first seems more likely, though for his sake I hope he had a severe "health issue" heart attack or a massive stroke that killed him or at least made him very unconscious before the pigs ate him.

It is true that pigs can be aggressive. And predators don't have to kill their food before they start eating it. But that's too traumatic an image to dwell on, so I won't.

The commentary surrounding this banal disaster is precious. Some damned redneck said the porcine culprit may have been female. Last week a sow bit this same farmer because he stepped on a piglet. Dude, this sh*t writes itself.